Year of the Bear, are you ready for 2023 and a 20% decline, what happens to interest rates, economy, etc…   

Year of the Bear, are you ready for 2023 and a 20% decline, what happens to interest rates, economy, etc…   

Since Covid it seems like traditional patterns have been broken.  I hear time and time again that X or Y is different and there have been fundamental changes. Is this true, is everything “radically” different now?  Is a bear walking around in the snow a sign (zoom in...
Trucking hits the Brakes; what does this mean for real estate?

Trucking hits the Brakes; what does this mean for real estate?

There has been an unexpectedly sharp downturn in demand to truck everything from food to furniture since the beginning of March and rates in the overheated segment that deals in on-demand trucking jobs – known as the spot market – are skidding.  Why are...
Rates cross 6%, what can the 90s tell us about the next real estate cycle?

Rates cross 6%, what can the 90s tell us about the next real estate cycle?

Most economists are convinced that there will be a recession soon, although nobody knows whether it is 3,6 or 12 months away.  The good news is that this recession should not be a repeat of 2008.  Which prior  cycle will the next recession likely represent?  Will it...